Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: December 8
December 8, 2025 is the 342nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Sagittarius is your zodiac sign. Turquoise is your modern birthstone. Onyx is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: December 8
- 1854 –In his Apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogmatic definition of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was born free of original sin.
- 1907 –King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
- 1912 –Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.
- 1927 –The Brookings Institution, one of the United States’ oldest think tanks, is founded through the merger of three organizations that had been created by philanthropist Robert S. Brookings.
- 1963 –Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, United States, killing all 81 people on board.
- 1972 –United Airlines Flight 553 crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45.
- 1980 –John Lennon, an English musician (former member of The Beatles), and peace activist, is murdered by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York City.
- 1987 –The Alianza Lima air disaster occurs.
- 1988 –A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing 5 people and injuring 50 others.
- 2002 –The Caribbean Community Heads of Government meet with the Government of Cuba and declare the date to be “CARICOM-Cuba Day”—to celebrate diplomatic ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba.
Who were born on December 8?
- 1756 –Archduke Maximilian Franz of Austria (d. 1801)
- 1922 –Lucian Freud, English painter (d. 2011)
- 1925 –Sammy Davis Jr., American actor and singer (d. 1990)
- 1936 –David Carradine, American actor (d. 2009)
- 1947 –Chava Alberstein, Israeli singer, lyricist, composer, and musical arranger
- 1949 –Ray Shulman, English musician
- 1961 –Mikey Robins, Australian comedian
- 1962 –Berry van Aerle, Dutch footballer
- 1962 –Steve Elkington, Australian golfer
- 1972 –Frank Shamrock, American mixed martial artist
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